Extremadura #2, beauties of Spain

Erland R.N. · Post by **Erland R.N.** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:57 am

Hi all

Here's more pictures from my trip to Extremadura in Spain. This time it's odonates, some of the species that does not live in Denmark.

All uncropped, Canon 5D, Sigma 150

Platycnemis acutipennis, Orange Featherleg, male

Orthetrum chrysostigma, copulating pair

Oxygastra curtisii, a young male yet to develope green eyes.

Erland

Aynia · Post by **Aynia** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:52 am

They are very pretty.

augusthouse · Post by **augusthouse** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:35 pm

Erland,
These are superb photographs!
The second one stopped me in my tracks....and then I saw the third one. Beautiful.

Craig

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:58 am

Great looking damselfly and dragonflies Erland.

There are lot of herbs like that on second photo on my little isle.

Erland R.N. · Post by **Erland R.N.** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:16 pm

Thank you all three for replies.

Epaulet Skimmer in the second photo is an African species that has extended to southern Europe, and I think they are still expanding northwards. First time I saw it was in South Africa.

The third picture is the most "rare" one, as it is very difficult to find this species perched. It has a limited range in southern France and parts of Iberia, and is considered threatend on a global scale. Only species of the genus Oxygastra.

Erland

Jbailey · Post by **Jbailey** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:29 pm

Erland:

Sometimes I'm a man of few words--like now.

Here it is:

WOW!

Jim

Walter Piorkowski · Post by **Walter Piorkowski** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:28 am

I enjoyed these. Very nice work.
Walt